Carborough Downs
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The Carborough Downs underground mine, located near Moranbah in Queensland, produces predominantly hard and semi-hard coking coal product for the export market.
When the mine commenced operation in August 2004, it was a bord and pillar operation with two continuous miners. In 2009, a $400 million expansion converted Carborough Downs to a modern longwall operation with an average mining rate of 3.5Mtpa ROM to yield approximately 2.8Mtpa of product coal
| Site Information | |
|---|---|
| Operating Status | operating mine |
| Client Roster | 7 Days On, 7 Days Off |
| Mining Contractor | Mastermyne |
| Mining Contractor Roster | 7 Days On, 7 Days Off |
| Catering Contractor | Civeo |
| Catering Contractor Roster | 2 Weeks On, 1 Week Off |
| Transport | FIFO, DIDO |
| Estimated Mine Life | 10 |
| Primary Commodity | Coal |
| Mining Method | Open Pit, Underground |
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| Facility | Availability | Comments |
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| Foxtel | Few channels | |
| GYM | Two gyms | |
| Phone reception | Most carriers | |
| Public computer with internet access | Limited | |
| Swimming Pool | Two pools | |
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| Wetmess | Great wetmess with TAB and keno |
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